Medical Expense Subsidy System for Intractable Diseases, etc.

We subsidize medical expenses for hospitalization, outpatient visits, home-visit nursing care, etc. for intractable diseases designated by the national government and intractable diseases designated by the capital alone. Detail is Tokyo homepage Please verify. ( Hepatitis B and C treatment The contents of the medical expense subsidy are different. Please see the relevant page. )
Those who receive a medical expense subsidy (excluding treatment for hepatitis B and C) are eligible to receive the Shinjuku Ward Welfare Allowance for the Physically and Physically Disabled. However, there are age requirements and income restrictions. Page of Welfare Division for Persons with Disabilities Please verify.

Target people/target diseases

Target audience

Those who meet all of the following three conditions are eligible.
● Must be registered as a resident in Tokyo
● Being affected by a disease eligible for subsidy for medical expenses, etc., and meeting the certification criteria for each disease
Be an insured person of various health insurances and their dependents.

Target disease

There are national diseases (338 diseases), single city diseases (8 diseases), and special medical expenses diseases (2 diseases).
Diseases covered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government websiteor, Special medical measures on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government website Please refer to.

Contents of the subsidy, validity period, maximum copayment amount, application documents, etc.

Please refer to the following Tokyo Metropolitan Government website "Information on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Subsidy Program for Medical Expenses for Intractable Diseases".
Homepage of the subsidy contents of the medical expenses subsidy for intractable diseases in Tokyo

Issuance It takes about 3 months from the application to the issuance of the recipient identification card. If you are not certified, you will be issued a non-certified notice.

Application place

The application process is at your local health center. Health centers in your area this page can be viewed at
Please click the following health center name for the homepage of each health center.
Ushigome Health Center 6 Yarai-cho, Shinjuku-ku Phone: 03-3260-6231
Yotsuya Health Center 10-16 Yotsuya Sanei-cho, Shinjuku-ku Phone: 03-3351-5161
Higashi-Shinjuku Health Center 7-26-4 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Phone: 03-3200-1026
Ochiai Health Center 4-6-7 Shimoochiai, Shinjuku-ku Phone: 03-3952-7161


Promptly carry out the necessary procedures for changing your address, etc. and for reissuance.

Inquiries about this page

Shinjuku ward Health Department - Health Prevention Division
health counselor
Phone: 03-5273-3862 FAX: 03-5273-3820

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